Ticket #165: lighttpd-1.4.15-stderr.patch

src/server.c

@@ -843 +843 @@
                 write(pid_fd, srv->tmp_buf->ptr, srv->tmp_buf->used - 1);
                 close(pid_fd);
                 pid_fd = -1;
-        }
+        }
+
+    //Close stderr ASAP in the child process to make sure that nothing
+    //is being written to that fd which may not be valid anymore.
+        if (-1 == log_error_open(srv)) {
+                log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "s",
+                                "opening errorlog failed, dying");
+
+                plugins_free(srv);
+                network_close(srv);
+                server_free(srv);
+                return -1;
+        }
 
         if (HANDLER_GO_ON != plugins_call_set_defaults(srv)) {
                 log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "s", "Configuration of plugins failed. Going down.");
@@ -895 +907 @@
                 return -1;
         }
 
-        if (-1 == log_error_open(srv)) {
-                log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "s",
-                                "opening errorlog failed, dying");
 
-                plugins_free(srv);
-                network_close(srv);
-                server_free(srv);
-                return -1;
-        }
 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGACTION